fishinwrench Posted April 14 Posted April 14 4 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said: Not sure if I answered your question wrench Pretty much. So there wasn't a problem until the doctor said there was?
BilletHead Posted April 14 Posted April 14 41 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: Pretty much. So there wasn't a problem until the doctor said there was? When it shows up it's too late. tjm and Nick Adams 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
BilletHead Posted April 14 Posted April 14 5 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said: PSA test in blood work had jump from 4.92 to 7.2 in a year. So they did a MRI w/contrast which show possible cancers in Prostate. Then Biopsy in prostate. Came back 4 spots cancer, 1 real bad in scoring. Then the Petscan w/contrast to see if prostate cancer had sped to other parts of the body. Which it had definitely to 1 lymph node and possibly to 2 other nodes, below bellybutton, because they lit up a little bit in the petscan w/contrast. No pain just was a alert from the bloodwork test of PSA was the indicator. Not sure if I answered your question wrench. I think you are doing the right thing for yourself. They way the doctor caught this is great. PSA is the best indicator of prostrate trouble. Things have changed the last decade. Back when and some doctors still do a digital check. I have had three years ago checking for an enlarged prostrate. I am sure many of us older ones know this. The problem with that was EVERY man's prostrate enlarges with age but an enlarged prostrate does not indicate cancer. So back years ago when an enlarged prostrate was encountered unneeded tests would happen. With the new better PSA understanding once the number jumps you need to be proactive like @Maverickpro201 did and follow Dr. Suggestions or do as you wish. I for one do not wear a tinfoil hat and have a great health provider. When it's my time to have something terminal it is my time but I for one am not going to push it. kjackson 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted April 14 Posted April 14 4 hours ago, BilletHead said: When it shows up it's too late. But wait, a problem could "show up" a week after a test that indicated everything was ok. Is that considered too late? 🤔 I kinda feel like the reason many people can't get scheduled to see a good physician when they really need to, is because physicians are too busy doing all these periodic tests on people that have no symptoms whatsoever. Hell, it took me two and a half months to get scheduled to see a decent dermatologist, and while sitting in the waiting room there were 5-7 people there on that day just for their periodic scans they had scheduled.....No worries to speak of, just getting "looked over" every 4 months just for routine maintenance. 🙄 That would be like me demanding everyone stopping in here for a spark plug inspection and cylinder drop test every month just to keep the money rolling in.
BilletHead Posted April 15 Posted April 15 1 hour ago, fishinwrench said: But wait, a problem could "show up" a week after a test that indicated everything was ok. Is that considered too late? 🤔 I kinda feel like the reason many people can't get scheduled to see a good physician when they really need to, is because physicians are too busy doing all these periodic tests on people that have no symptoms whatsoever. Hell, it took me two and a half months to get scheduled to see a decent dermatologist, and while sitting in the waiting room there were 5-7 people there on that day just for their periodic scans they had scheduled.....No worries to speak of, just getting "looked over" every 4 months just for routine maintenance. 🙄 That would be like me demanding everyone stopping in here for a spark plug inspection and cylinder drop test every month just to keep the money rolling in. It doesn't hurt much to make yearly check ups. It's like this. There are more people than boats or outboard motors. Do you have clients who do yearly maintenance? What if everyone quit visiting you for that? Ignore everything hoping for the best until their motors and equipment are beyond repair? I know insurance is expensive, I get that, we both have Medicare and a supplement. We do our yearly maintenance, we see doctor when needed. Well worth every penny. Take for example the last kidney stone bout I had one night in hospital and two days plus emergency visits. 23,000 bucks. I had a small deductible already met. Never got a bill for that. Listen up like fram filters, "You can pay me now or pay me later ". Just what is your life worth? I sure don't want to get too feeble and not be able to take care of myself and be a burden. I remember you saying that when people get that way and burden society they should just die. I think I will stay healthy as possible for awhile because when you are in charge I will be taken out. Maverickpro201 1 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted April 15 Posted April 15 1 hour ago, BilletHead said: I remember you saying that when people get that way and burden society they should just die. I think I will stay healthy as possible for awhile because when you are in charge I will be taken out. I don't remember saying that, to mean Wholesale. My only point is that I'm not in support of challenging doctors to find something wrong with me, even though I feel fine. All that does is give me something to worry about, and totally wreck my PMA. (Positive Mental Attitude)
Mitch f Posted April 15 Posted April 15 Prostates grow….it sucks we are past our prime…we gotta deal with it good ruck everyone. BilletHead 1 "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Flysmallie Posted April 15 Posted April 15 12 hours ago, fishinwrench said: All that does is give me something to worry about, and totally wreck my PMA. (Positive Mental Attitude) Then don't go. But quit acting like an arse when other people care about their health. We aren't taking medical advice from someone that can't even repair a 4 stroke. Nick Adams 1
fishinwrench Posted April 15 Posted April 15 3 hours ago, Flysmallie said: quit acting like an arse when other people care about their health Comprehension error. Which part of my feedback was me "acting like an arse" ? Maybe if I understood what triggered Karen's like you I could do better. 🤔 So please teach me how to converse better. 🙏
Flysmallie Posted April 15 Posted April 15 4 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Comprehension error. Which part of my feedback was me "acting like an arse" ? Maybe if I understood what triggered Karen's like you I could do better. 🤔 So please teach me how to converse better. 🙏 Man you have that Trump victim stuff down don't you. Nick Adams 1
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